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White House Recognizes Law School Team Fighting Newark Pandemic Evictions

Rutgers Law School faculty and students at the Newark location were invited by the White House to recount their efforts to halt pandemic evictions in Newark through pro bono work and an inventive outreach collaboration with community organizers and local artists. The Stop Evicting Newark Project began in the fall 2021 as a response to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against eviction moratoriums imposed at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a decision expected to result in a “tsunami” of displaced tenants in the months ahead. More.
RU Seeking FDA Approval for New, Expansive Rapid COVID-19 Test

The test, which detects all known COVID-19 variants was developed by a Rutgers New Jersey Medical School team. It can quickly detect clinical samples that contain the SARS-CoV-2 virus for each known variant of concern—namely, the Alpha, Beta/Gamma, Delta and Omicron variants. More.

RU-Camden Nursing Students Assist SJ District's K-12 Nurses

In a mutually beneficial collaboration that allows nursing students to receive experiential instruction, RU-Camden is partnering with overburdened school nurses in the Vineland School District, in Cumberland County, who school nurses often function as the main COVID-19 officers in their schools. More.
Rutgers Study Links Depression, Susceptibility to Vaccine Misinformation 

Depression can cause people to believe vaccine-related misinformation, according to an RU-New Brunswick researcher who coauthored the new study during a time when depression rates are higher due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More.